Only about 20% of health outcomes are due to health care - other 80% is factors like poverty, childhood trauma, discrimination, poor housing, pollution, lack of green space and healthy food choices. These have to be addressed to improve health, happiness, productivity, cost

Powerful & eye-opening from The Health Foundation. Read it. Is it any wonder we have a #socialcare #workforce #crisis, when many are pushed to the brink of #poverty? A society that values our most vulnerable people, must value those who support them. Do we? health.org.uk/publications/l…

33 years ago UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher warned the world of #climatechange A scientifically trained right wing liberal urged governments of the world to deal with it - collectively Climate change deniers, fossil fuel lobbyist, neoliberals ignored her so #ClimateCrisis

Spot the bike. 👍

A treat to be sat at the back of an orchestra again 👍🎺 #eclipsetrumpets

Trying out Google AI Bard - we really are at the start of something transformative arent we. Incredible opportunities coming for individuals, businesses, and the future of work, and of course these language models raise loads of new questions too. Super clever stuff.

Incredible scenes for Inside Beethoven at Printworks London tonight! Aurora Orchestra performed Beethoven's Symphony No.5 from memory with orchestra and conductor situated within the huge audience and chizoba nwando Ebizie presented Amor Fati, a new electronic work in between. Stupendous!

All symphonies should be performed like this from now on. Brilliant stuff chizoba nwando Aurora Orchestra Printworks London

Today's episode of Dementia: Unexpected Stories of the Mind featured Gill and Natalie. I loved spending time with them. They shared their experiences of #Huntingtonsdisease so openly, without hesitation – I was blown away. Listen back here bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Great to be at the NHS Charities Together 💙 annual conference - always a great opportunity for charities to share ideas and learn from the best of what works around the country. #nhsct23

Have we got to the bottom of whether the NHS has been given additional funding to cover the cost of the recent agenda for change pay agreement? Nigel Edwards Hugh Pym

Celebrating ten years of brilliant Surrey charity Stripey Stork - the team and volunteers do a huge amount to directly help local families in need. Including those in our local hospitals SASH NHS Trust

Heartfelt THANK YOU to our amazing local community for the incredible generosity in supporting our toy appeal! 🎁 Your contributions have brought immense joy to those in need this festive season SASH NHS Trust SASH_Paeds SASH_Maternity_ 🧡

Can't thank the London Gatwick LGW team enough. Their support for our local hospitals makes a huge difference for so many in our community. From the neonatal unit, to chemotherapy in Crawley to helping children in East Surrey Hospital and more. Just huge thanks from us all SASH NHS Trust

Love supporting this work through Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Charity @wishingwelluk The power of music for people with dementia is extraordinary to see.

Always great to be at the NHS Charities Together 💙 conference with brilliant charities from around the country. Thanks Nancy Kinder 💙 for the invite to say a few words at the start alongside other members too - warming the crowd up for Tony Young 😊 #nhscharitiesconference

We are recruiting new trustees from NHS Charities, corporate trustee or independent. Please do take a look, share or get in touch below 👇

Hot damn! The PM just called an election! The King's Fund is here to help you cut through the noise and make sense of all the health and care ups and downs throughout the campaign. Let's begin. Here are some key facts and figures to have ready for the campaign period. 🧵 #GE24